Not much is known about Sugawara's past. He did go to Uwamushi Junior High, and soon onto Karasuno High School. It is shown in short flashbacks that Sugawara was already close in a friendship with Asahi and Daichi. It seems that the three have been best friends since their first year of high school on the volleyball team. He was also put under the harsh training of the original Coach Ukai, but he survived through it. With the downfall of Karasuno, he still hadn't given up hope that the team would go to Nationals during his three years.

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Appearance

Sugawara's most notable appearance trait is his gray hair. It appears that it's naturally that color which is odd. A joke that's been going around is that Sugawara has gray hair because "the life of a mother can be stressful". Along with his gray hair, his features are rather soft adding on to his "motherly" aura. He also has a beauty mark right next to his left eye. The attire Sugawara wears ranges from his school uniform to his volleyball jeresy.

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Personality

Sugawara at first comes off personality wise as an opposite to Daichi. While he has a somewhat scary presence, Sugawara has the calming presence. Supporting his teammates just as much as Daichi does, this adds onto his "motherly" trope. When he's seen off of the court, Sugawara cares deeply for his teammates. Surprisingly, he is just as strict as Daichi at times. When Tanaka and Nishinoya are beginning to have bad ideas, Sugawara always steps in before their idea is executed. With this, he's also shown to be just as scary as Daichi is. During the first match with AobaJosai when the team was becoming rather gloomy, Sugawara "happy punched" everyone to get them to smile. When Daichi came back after his injury during the Wakuman match, Sugawara was there literally punching him in the stomach while smiling. While Sugawara is no longer the official Karasuno setter anymore, he doesn't let his hopes down. When he does happen to get on the court, he surprises everyone with his perceptive skills and unknown plays.

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Relationships

Sugawara seems to have the strongest friendship with Daichi. The two have been best friends ever since their first year of high school. Along with Daichi becoming the captain, Sugawara became the vice-captain. A joke that goes around is that Sugawara and Daichi are "mother and father" due to their sometimes strict acts on the team. Their friendship is also shown to be unbreakable when Daichi is injured during the Wakuman match. Sugawara has a look of utter horror on his face after seeing Daichi lying on the floor. The two have even enrolled in a college prep class together showing that they may want to go to the same college together. I hope they do go to the same college together, I don't need more feels like IwaOi feels.

Sugawara of course does care for his own team as much as Daichi does. Even if Hinata and Kageyama were troublemakers at first, he began to see the potential in the both of them. Tanaka and Nishinoya may be the louder ones, but he does his best to keep them in check. Ennoshita may have been seen as a coward for skipping practice for a day, but he was still supported by Sugawara when he was substituted as captain for a match. Narita and Kinoshita may be the quieter ones, but he tries his best to get them to cheer for the team. Tsukishima of course is the "smartass" type, but Sugawara always makes sure his attitude doesn't get out of line. When Yamaguchi is feeling terrified of being on the court for a pinch serve, Sugawara has his back always. Even with Kiyoko, the two seem to be developing something after he holds his hands when he was saying he was "freezing" during the Shiratorizawa match. Sugawara has the potential to go forward and become a great leader because of all this.

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My Thoughts

Poor Sugawara may have become not much of a noticed character after he wasn't the official setter anymore, but of course he still has my respect for being an exceptional character. He develops more in the manga which I can't spoil what happens. Everyone thinks that Sugawara is a complete angel, but I think otherwise since he punches his best friend after he came back from being injured. All in all, I can't wait to see Sugawara's action animated later on.